Men's Soccer Tops Washington Adventist, 4-1
Washington, DC: September 21. 2010-- Freshman forward Desean Ragland (Germantown, MD) led the University of the District of Columbia Firebirds Men's Soccer Team to a 4-1, win over the Washington Adventist University Shock this afternoon at the UDC Soccer Field, in Washington. Ragland scored two of the Firebirds goals, the first in the 35th minute on a cross from sophomore forward Adriel Garcia (Physical Education major-Centro Indaiatuba, Brazil) and the second in the 41st minute on a cross from freshman defender Wilfredo Roque (Lorton, VA).
The Firebirds played a tough defensive game, holding the Shock to a total of 6 shots, while taking 24 of their own, 8 of which were on goal. Their aggressive play kept the Shock off balance and enabled them to keep the ball on the Shock's end of the field much of the match.
UDC's third goal came in the 77th minute when junior mid-fielder Tansu Korkmaz kicked the ball into the net on an unassisted goal. The fourth Firebirds goal was scored in the 86th minute by senior and team captain Samer Shehadeh (Criminal Justice major-Falls Church, VA, with an assist from Ragland.
UDC goal keeper freshman Kyle Heatherington (Business major-Collingwood, Ontario Canada) made 2 saves during the match, while the Adventist Goal Keeper Efren Gutierrez stopped 4 shots on goal.
Adventist's lone goal was scored in the 89th minute by Abanda Nkwanyou, unassisted.
The Firebirds improved to 2-4-1 for the season with this win and will face the Division I George Washington University Colonials on Saturday, September 25, at 5 p.m., on the GWU Mount Vernon Campus.